#E1C14D#E1C14D
#E1C14D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.547; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.137 H 93.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1C14D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 193, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 71%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 66%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 65.8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.86, -1.35, 60.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.86, 60.59, 91.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.74% -0.0087 0.1371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.74% 0.137 93.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4634, 54.6861, 14.8645) |
| Luminance | 0.5468 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.96
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.98
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.85
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.89
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.94
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1C14D #4D6DE1
analogous
#E1774D #E1C14D #B7E14D
triadic
#E1C14D #4DE1C1 #C14DE1
tetradic
#E1C14D #4DE177 #4D6DE1 #E14DB7
square
#E1C14D #4DE177 #4D6DE1 #E14DB7
split-complementary
#E1C14D #4DB7E1 #774DE1
monochromatic
#9A7E1A #CEA923 #E1C14D #EAD381 #F3E5B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#E1C14D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.94
#E1C14D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1C14D
11.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1C14D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1C14D | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.94 | 11.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4BE3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC753
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B3A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1c14d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 193, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.137 93.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed384',
500: '#e1c14d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1c14d; $custom-light: #eed384; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1c14d",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 193,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.027,
"s": 71.154,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81737,
"c": 0.13737,
"h": 93.6
},
"luminance": 0.54683
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1C14D
secondary
#354B9D
accent
#61EE3A
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E